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The Griffin: volume 64, issue 10 - Nov. 19, 1993

The Griffin: volume 64, issue 10 - Nov. 19, 1993

Milter says that under ihisaci "iiis resenta&on of men and women out of the entire proportion within the student body." PWMpnfrw in aWetksaCamsttB is overwhelmingly male, with 330 maleafthletesto 1 IK female. Tbiscanbe attributed to nude varsity-level sports suchasfoodxall, lacrosse and hockey that have no female counterparts. Miller says that . tnorder to conform toNGAA cxpectamen'smen's programs/' "Most sehoote will do what they think they have to in order to avoid being sued," says Miller. "To a great extent these issues will be settled in court." As a result of the movement. Miller claims that most sports initiated tnbighe*educationaver the next few years will be for women. Gender equity issueshavealready been surfacing in courts around the country against higher education institutions. For the most part, the institutions have been the losers in these cases. Miner says, **I hope that women ahloes«Gwtsausfee) well attended According tn Title IX in the Educational Amendments instiuaect in 1972, "No person in the United Slates shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from ptrtcfcwioii in, be Canisius is the lowest in the MAAC conferencc for expenditure per athlete bul the highest in the conference tor number of athletes participating. "It's good that colleges and universities are being challenged to be fair "says Miller."! third: the quality of programs for women's athletics will improve as a result" Miller says that "Canisius shines in scholarship sufcskties which arc greater for females than formates, but the money spenton equipment is mere for male athletes." Canisius shines in scholarship subsidies which are greater for females than for males, hut the money spent on equipment is more for male athletes. —Dr. Thomas E. Miller Vice President for Student Affairs Dr.ThomasE. MtUer, vice president IbrStucknt Attains, represented Carasius at the meeung. MiHerprcsented data collected at Canisins that analyzes the ratio of male lo female athletes bothkiexpenditure and participation in the conference. Huts committee was formed in response to a gender equky movement among the NCAA, encouraging fairness m athletics. The Gender Equity Committee of the Metro Atlantic AthJeuc Conference (MAAC) met on Tuesday, November 9, at Siena College in Albany to discuss gender equity issues among the eight schools in the conference. Title IX's application to athletics was suspended foranumber years. In 1988, TIk Civil Rights Restoration Act renewed its application in all areas of education, including athlet- demed the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistmce " Due to the Thanksgiving Break, there will not be a Griffin next Friday. See ya on Dec. 3! News 1 - 3, 9 Editorial 4 Letters 4 Cartoon 4 Viewpoints 5 Kaleidoscope ..6 - 8 Sports 10 -12 Classifieds 9 The Tuesday meeting of the Undergraduate Student Association (USA) dealt with the proposed amendment to the US A constitution, a resolution involving club-level sports and student evaluations.A resolution was discussed to give the College Budget Committee authority to allocate $30,00() to a non-varsity and non f-club level of intercollegiate sports including crew team, men's Rugby, women's lacrosse, men's volleyball and the cheerleading squad. This would allow for the teams to grow with the funds necessary. It would also relieve the senate of its duty of financing the clubs. It was debated that women's lacrosse be deleted because they have not proven themselves.A "friendly amendment" was passed to change the wording of the resolution in order to give more flexibility to the administration to decide whether or not to fund a certain club and to clarify that the "clubs would no longer be under the financial jurisdiction of the USA." Women's lacrosse remained on the list. US A President Steve Siffringer feels that the only effective way to Getter stated that the compro mise is "the best of both worlds'' because it allows for the "background" of the executive board and the "objectivity" of the slu dents. Senior Sen. J.P. Zeis feels that "objectivity" is not the point, and that executive members would not join the GHC if they "are causing trouble within their own club." Senior Sen. Chris Getter proposed a change to the amendment proposed last week which would allow for a Grievance and Hearing Committee (GHC). The change would have allowed for no more than three executive club members of USA funded clubs to reside on the board. It was accepted as a "friendly amendment." Some senators, however, were uncomfortable about allowing members of USAfunded clubs' executive boards on the GHC, and it was debated. It was suggested that it be necessary for executive members to abstain if an issue involving their club arises. USA Chair Denis P Coakley stated that this would be a decision of the GHC chair. Junior Sen. Theresa Wolniewicz and Senior Sen. Chris Getter causcus on an amendment during Tuesday's meeting. Photo by eric Jordan by Carrie Hughes Griffin News Reporter Amendment fever continues as USA sends number four through initial vote Last week' s vote on the amendment sparked a controversy over the words "entire senate." It was argued that, although the whole senate was not present, the twothirds vote for the amendment included the senators who were not present. Itwasclarifiedby Coakley that this is true; however, the amendment was passed by the required majority because the vote number of 13 was more than the required two-thirds majority of 18. It was discussed that the attendance for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration has been mostly African-American. The MLK commitee was open to suggestions to accentuate the importance of King and his activities in order to increase the attendance by See USA page 3 deal with the dispute is to make an allowance for an alternate who would only be used in the case that an issue involved a member of the board who is an executive. The friendly amendment was deleted, and the amendment was passed for the first of two times. The letter written to Dr. Jack D'Amico, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, concerning student evaluations was recicved positively, and as a result, the policy has been changed. Professors choose when they want to do the evaluations, but they will not receive the results until the grades are handed in for the semester.(see page 7) Athletes help community (see page 2) TheGrifiin Serving the Canisius Community Since 1933 Last-second miracle (see page 12) I "Giving Thanks" FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1993 VOLUME LXIV, NUMBER 10 College presents status of gender equity at MAAC meeting in Albany by Airaee Carrier Griffin News Reporter

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Milter says that under ihisaci "iiis resenta&on of men and women out of the entire proportion within the student body." PWMpnfrw in aWetksaCamsttB is overwhelmingly male, with 330 maleafthletesto 1 IK female. Tbiscanbe attributed to nude varsity-level sports suchasfoodxall, lacrosse and hockey that have no female counterparts. Miller says that . tnorder to conform toNGAA cxpectamen'smen's programs/' "Most sehoote will do what they think they have to in order to avoid being sued," says Miller. "To a great extent these issues will be settled in court." As a result of the movement. Miller claims that most sports initiated tnbighe*educationaver the next few years will be for women. Gender equity issueshavealready been surfacing in courts around the country against higher education institutions. For the most part, the institutions have been the losers in these cases. Miner says, **I hope that women ahloes«Gwtsausfee) well attended According tn Title IX in the Educational Amendments instiuaect in 1972, "No person in the United Slates shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from ptrtcfcwioii in, be Canisius is the lowest in the MAAC conferencc for expenditure per athlete bul the highest in the conference tor number of athletes participating. "It's good that colleges and universities are being challenged to be fair "says Miller."! third: the quality of programs for women's athletics will improve as a result" Miller says that "Canisius shines in scholarship sufcskties which arc greater for females than formates, but the money spenton equipment is mere for male athletes." Canisius shines in scholarship subsidies which are greater for females than for males, hut the money spent on equipment is more for male athletes. —Dr. Thomas E. Miller Vice President for Student Affairs Dr.ThomasE. MtUer, vice president IbrStucknt Attains, represented Carasius at the meeung. MiHerprcsented data collected at Canisins that analyzes the ratio of male lo female athletes bothkiexpenditure and participation in the conference. Huts committee was formed in response to a gender equky movement among the NCAA, encouraging fairness m athletics. The Gender Equity Committee of the Metro Atlantic AthJeuc Conference (MAAC) met on Tuesday, November 9, at Siena College in Albany to discuss gender equity issues among the eight schools in the conference. Title IX's application to athletics was suspended foranumber years. In 1988, TIk Civil Rights Restoration Act renewed its application in all areas of education, including athlet- demed the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistmce " Due to the Thanksgiving Break, there will not be a Griffin next Friday. See ya on Dec. 3! News 1 - 3, 9 Editorial 4 Letters 4 Cartoon 4 Viewpoints 5 Kaleidoscope ..6 - 8 Sports 10 -12 Classifieds 9 The Tuesday meeting of the Undergraduate Student Association (USA) dealt with the proposed amendment to the US A constitution, a resolution involving club-level sports and student evaluations.A resolution was discussed to give the College Budget Committee authority to allocate $30,00() to a non-varsity and non f-club level of intercollegiate sports including crew team, men's Rugby, women's lacrosse, men's volleyball and the cheerleading squad. This would allow for the teams to grow with the funds necessary. It would also relieve the senate of its duty of financing the clubs. It was debated that women's lacrosse be deleted because they have not proven themselves.A "friendly amendment" was passed to change the wording of the resolution in order to give more flexibility to the administration to decide whether or not to fund a certain club and to clarify that the "clubs would no longer be under the financial jurisdiction of the USA." Women's lacrosse remained on the list. US A President Steve Siffringer feels that the only effective way to Getter stated that the compro mise is "the best of both worlds'' because it allows for the "background" of the executive board and the "objectivity" of the slu dents. Senior Sen. J.P. Zeis feels that "objectivity" is not the point, and that executive members would not join the GHC if they "are causing trouble within their own club." Senior Sen. Chris Getter proposed a change to the amendment proposed last week which would allow for a Grievance and Hearing Committee (GHC). The change would have allowed for no more than three executive club members of USA funded clubs to reside on the board. It was accepted as a "friendly amendment." Some senators, however, were uncomfortable about allowing members of USAfunded clubs' executive boards on the GHC, and it was debated. It was suggested that it be necessary for executive members to abstain if an issue involving their club arises. USA Chair Denis P Coakley stated that this would be a decision of the GHC chair. Junior Sen. Theresa Wolniewicz and Senior Sen. Chris Getter causcus on an amendment during Tuesday's meeting. Photo by eric Jordan by Carrie Hughes Griffin News Reporter Amendment fever continues as USA sends number four through initial vote Last week' s vote on the amendment sparked a controversy over the words "entire senate." It was argued that, although the whole senate was not present, the twothirds vote for the amendment included the senators who were not present. Itwasclarifiedby Coakley that this is true; however, the amendment was passed by the required majority because the vote number of 13 was more than the required two-thirds majority of 18. It was discussed that the attendance for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration has been mostly African-American. The MLK commitee was open to suggestions to accentuate the importance of King and his activities in order to increase the attendance by See USA page 3 deal with the dispute is to make an allowance for an alternate who would only be used in the case that an issue involved a member of the board who is an executive. The friendly amendment was deleted, and the amendment was passed for the first of two times. The letter written to Dr. Jack D'Amico, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, concerning student evaluations was recicved positively, and as a result, the policy has been changed. Professors choose when they want to do the evaluations, but they will not receive the results until the grades are handed in for the semester.(see page 7) Athletes help community (see page 2) TheGrifiin Serving the Canisius Community Since 1933 Last-second miracle (see page 12) I "Giving Thanks" FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1993 VOLUME LXIV, NUMBER 10 College presents status of gender equity at MAAC meeting in Albany by Airaee Carrier Griffin News Reporter